Bilateral immediate two-stage breast reconstruction in patients with unilateral breast cancer: Outcomes analysis and risk assessment

IntroductionContralateral prophylactic mastectomy has the potential to decrease the occurrence of cancer and reduce psychological burden. However, it is known that complications after bilateral mastectomy are higher compared with unilateral mastectomy. Our goal was to evaluate outcomes of immediate breast reconstruction in patients undergoing bilateral mastectomy and to compare complication rates between therapeutic and prophylactic sides.Patients and MethodsElectronic medical records of patients with unilateral breast cancer who underwent bilateral mastectomy and immediate reconstruction with expanders were reviewed. Postoperative complications were compared between therapeutic and prophylactic mastectomy sides.ResultsSixty-two patients were analyzed. The overall complication rate after both stages was 23.9% on the therapeutic side and 16.5% on the prophylactic side. Infection was the most common complication on both sides. All infections on the prophylactic mastectomy side were successfully treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics (salvage rate of 100%), whereas 35.7% of infected tissue expander/implants on the therapeutic mastectomy side were explanted despite treatment.ConclusionCareful counselling of patients undergoing elective contralateral prophylactic mastectomy is essential as complications can develop in either breast after reconstruction.     

Compulsive Conditioned Sexual Responding of Male Japanese Quail in Extinction

Archives of Sexual Behavior - Previous experiments showed that following acquisition of an association between a terry-cloth object conditioned stimulus (CS) and a live female unconditioned...     

MRI and MRS in HMG-CoA lyase deficiency

3-Hydroxy-3-Methylglutaryl coenzyme A lyase (HMG-CoA) deficiency is a rare inborn error of leucine catabolism. The disease is characterized by recurrent episodes of metabolic acidosis, hyperammonemia without ketosis, hypoglycemia, lethargy, hepatomegaly, and seizures. This study has evaluated the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) findings of three patients with HMG-CoA deficiency. The common findings on all of the MRI scans were multiple, coalescent, marked lesions in periventricular white matter and arcuate fibers, most prominently in frontal or periatrial regions that were superimposed on diffuse, slightly hyperintense subcortical white matter signal. Involvement of the caudate nucleus and the dentate nucleus were observed in the reported patients. MRS studies by both STEAM and PRESS spectra of all patients revealed a decrease in N-acetylaspartate and elevation in both myoinositol and choline. A pathologic peak at 1.33 ppm, which is compatible with lactate, and a particular peak at 2.42 ppm in all patients were also found. The combination of both MRI and MRS findings could be considered as being specific in patients with HMG-CoA lyase deficiency.     

Ultrastructural effects of cigarette smoke on rat testis

The purpose of this study was to investigate the ultrastructural changes taking place in the testicular tissue of adult male Wistar rats following exposure to cigarette smoke. Twenty rats were exposed to smoke in a smoking machine for 2 h daily for 60 days; 10 control rats were placed in the machine for the same amount of time but were exposed to room air. After ether anesthesia and dissection of the animals, the testes were removed and fixed in 2.5% glutaraldehyde. The sections were examined under a transmission electron microscope. Evident degeneration and dissociation of the spermatogenetic cells were common findings. Basal lamina of the tubuli seminiferi contorti was thickened and significantly irregular. Cigarette smoke inhalation damaged the seminiferous epithelium. The primary spermatocytes as well as Sertoli cells appeared to be targets for the smoke. The results indicated that cigarette smoke inhalation could cause specific lesions in the development of spermatozoon, and it might be either directly or indirectly toxic to spermatogenesis.     

Contradictory effects of chlorpromazine on endothelial cells in a rat model of endotoxic shock in association with its actions on serum TNF-alpha levels and antioxidant enzyme activities.

We examined the effects of the phenothiazine derivative, chlorpromazine on thoracic aortic endothelial cell histology (14 h after LPS challenge) in a model of endotoxic shock in rats. Since excessive formation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and oxygen-derived free radicals contribute to endothelial injury in endotoxemia, we also evaluated the effect of the drug on the activities of antioxidant enzymes superoxide dismutase (SOD) and catalase in liver tissue in this model and tried to find out whether this possible effect was associated with a change in serum TNF-alpha levels (measured 90 min after chlorpromazine administration). Endotoxemia was induced by a single i.p. injection of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) (5 mg kg(-1) in 1.5 ml of saline; LPS from Escherichia coli serotype 055:B5, L-2880, Sigma Chemical Company). Electron microscopic evaluation of the aortas revealed that chlorpromazine (administered 30 min prior to LPS challenge), in smaller doses (3 mg kg(-1)) ameliorated the endothelial cell injury caused by LPS, whereas it caused deterioration of endothelial cell morphology in higher doses (10 and 25 mg kg(-1)). Chlorpromazine administration caused a significant reduction in serum TNF-alpha levels, which was correlated well with an increase in SOD activity in all drug doses (3, 10 and 25 mg kg(-1)). Catalase activity was increased only in the 25 mg kg(-1) chlorpromazine group.     

Salbutamol or mist in acute bronchiolitis

Abstract Background : The role of bronchodilators in the treatment of bronchiolitis remains controversial.
Methods : A double-blind, placebo controlled trial was performed to evaluate the clinical response to nebulized salbutamol. One hundred and fifty-six infants aged between 7 weeks and 24 months who had had an episode of wheezing and other signs and symptoms of bronchiolitis were randomized to three groups as follows: (i) nebulized salbutamol was administered to 52 patients in group I at a dose of 0.15 mg/kg in 2 mL saline; (ii) saline was nebulized to 52 patients in group II and (iii) in group III 52 patients received mist in a tent. All three groups were administered oxygen during the procedures. Treatment was repeated with the same agent after 30 min if the respiratory score was 5 or more. Respiratory rate, heart rate, oxygen saturation and presence of cyanosis, wheezing, retractions were recorded before and after each treatment.
Results : The decrease in the respiratory score was 5.2 ± 1.8, 0.82 ± 2.4 and 1.7 ± 1.3 in group I, II and III, respectively. The decrease in group I was significantly higher than in the other groups. Heart rate was similar between groups. Oxygen saturation decreased in group I without reaching statistical significance.
Conclusions: Salbutamol was shown to be effective and safe in the treatment of acute bronchiolitis.     

高能聚焦超声治疗子宫肌瘤300例疗效观察

目的 观察高能聚焦超声肿瘤治疗机对子宫肌瘤的治疗效果。方法 采用FEP—BY01型高能聚焦超声肿瘤治疗机对300例子宫肌瘤患者进行治疗；治疗3个月后，通过B超检验和患者临床症状对比对治疗效果进行评定。结果 子宫肌瘤体积缩小30％以上且B超回声明显增强者197例（65．67％）；瘤体缩小30％以下和（或）B超回声明显增强者94例（31．33％）；绝大多数患者临床症状改善。结论 高能聚焦超声对子宫肌瘤具有良好治疗效果。     

大学生社交焦虑与班集体人际关系的调查研究

目的了解大学生社交焦虑和班集体人际关系现状,为高校心理健康保健提供确实的依据。方法对重庆市3所大学共5个班进行交往焦虑量表和大学班级集体人际关系问卷调查。结果农村大学生的社交焦虑高于城镇大学生;男生的负向人缘系数高于女生;非独生子女大学生的负向人缘系数高于独生子女大学生;大学生社交焦虑与负向人缘系数呈显著负相关,大学生的自我认知和自我体验与实际的人际关系并不完全一致。结论大学生社交焦虑与负向人缘系数呈显著负相关。     

婴幼儿骶尾部良性畸胎瘤的MRI诊断

目的：评估婴幼儿骶尾部良性畸胎瘤的MRI诊断价值。方法：回顾性分析6例经手术病理证实的骶尾部良性畸胎瘤的MRI表现。6例均用MRI的快速自旋回波序列扫描，结合短时反转恢复脂肪抑制序列及增强扫描。结果：骶尾部良性畸胎瘤起源于盆腔内末端骶尾区，属于后腹膜肿瘤，MRI通常表现为圆形、类圆形或不规则形巨大均质或非均质性肿块，边界一般较清楚，信号混杂，其中有代表囊性或实性成分的信号区域，实性部分常见脂肪或钙化。结论：MRI可清楚显示盆腔内、外的成分和解剖细节，有助于对骶尾部良性畸胎瘤的诊断以及合适手术计划的选择。